National Federation of State High School Associations explained

National Federation of State High School Associations
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Abbreviation:NFHS
Formation:1920
Type:501(c)(3) - Tax Exempt
Status:Association
Purpose:Athletic/Educational
Headquarters:690 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Location:Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Region Served:United States
Membership:18,500+ high schools
Language:English
Leader Title:Executive Director
Leader Name:Dr. Karissa Niehoff
Num Staff:40[1]

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the United States. NFHS's headquarters are located in White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana.[2]

Member and affiliate associations

thumb|The federation's headquarters in Indianapolis with the NCAA Hall of Champions in the backgroundOver 19,500 high schools belong to associations that are members of the NFHS. Most high schools, whether public or private, belong to their state's high school association; in turn, each state association belongs to the NFHS. However, in states that have separate associations for public and non-public high schools, only the public-school bodies are full NFHS members.

For example, the Texas University Interscholastic League (public schools, with non-public schools generally not allowed) is a full member; the largest association governing non-public schools, the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, is an affiliate member, while other governing bodies are not NFHS members at any level. Similarly, the Virginia High School League, open only to public schools, is a full member, the state's largest association for non-public schools is an affiliate member, and other governing bodies are not members at all.

The case in Mississippi is slightly different; the body governing public schools is a full member, while the body governing private schools is not an NFHS member at any level. In the state of Alabama, the public schools and a handful of private schools compete in the AHSAA (Alabama High School Athletic Association) which is a full member of the NFHS. The majority of private schools in the state are members of the AISA (Alabama Independent School Association) a non-member that uses NFHS rules. The AHSAA will not allow its members to play AISA schools but the AISA schools do compete with public and private schools outside of Alabama.

Iowa has separate governing associations for boys' and girls' sports, including the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Only the Iowa High School Athletic Association is a full member of the NFHS; the girls' governing body is an affiliate member.

The provincial associations of Canada are affiliate members of the NFHS.

The NFHS publishes rules books for each sport or activity, and most states adopt those rules wholly for state high school competition including the non member private school associations.

The NFHS offered an online Coach Education Program in January 2007. It released a course, Fundamentals of Coaching. The NFHS has announced that it will offer a National Coach Certification in September 2009. This will enable to coaches to become a Level 1 - Accredited Interscholastic Coach issued by the NFHS.[3]

Member associations

Affiliate associations

Players by sport

Pos Sport Total Boys Girls
1Track and field (outdoor)1,025,959 569,262 456,697
2American football (11-player)976,886 973,792 3,094
3Basketball892,082 521,616 370,466
4Soccer811,238 436,465 374,773
5Volleyball520,640 66,487 454,153
6Baseball484,024 481,004 1,156
7Cross-country422,710 231,387 191,323
8Softball (fast pitch)341,459 536 340,923
9Tennis322,043 145,858 176,185
10Swimming and diving272,959 123,208 149,751
11Wrestling263,528 231,874 31,654
12Golf229,414 148,585 80,829
13Lacrosse204,627 107,865 96,762
14Competitive spirit144,209 3,657 140,552
15Track and field (indoor)126,42565,316 61,109
Total (2021–22)[55] 7,618,054 4,376,582 3,241,472

Executive Directors

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National High School Hall of Fame

See main article: National High School Hall of Fame.

The National High School Hall of Fame is a program of the National Federation of State High School Associations that honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to high school sports or performing arts. Since 1986, the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony has been the final event of the National Federation's annual summer meeting, which is held in late June and early July and attended by board members and executives of the state high school associations.

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff . Nfhs.org . 2018-03-13.
  2. Web site: NFHS: About Us . July 29, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110131103011/http://www.nfhs.org/Activity3.aspx?id=3260 . January 31, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Three New Coach Education Courses Now Available . Brown . Allison . September 24, 2009 . National Federation of State High School Associations . April 25, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320055127/http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=3531&terms=National%20Coach%20Certification%20Program . March 20, 2012 . dead .
  4. http://www.ahsaa.com/ Alabama High School Athletic Association
  5. Web site: Alaska School Activities Association . Asaa.org . 2018-03-03 . 2018-03-13.
  6. http://www.aiaonline.org/ AIA Online
  7. http://www.ahsaa.org/ Arkansas Activities Association - Arkansas High School Sports and Activities
  8. http://www.cifstate.org/ California Interscholastic Federation
  9. http://www.chsaa.org/ Colorado High School Activities Association
  10. http://www.casciac.org/ Welcome to www.casciac.org!!
  11. Web site: Welcome DIAA Website page. www.doe.state.de.us . https://web.archive.org/web/20040814183137/http://www.doe.state.de.us/DIAASite . August 14, 2004.
  12. http://www.fhsaa.org/ Florida High School Athletic Association
  13. http://www.ghsa.net/ Georgia High School Association
  14. http://www.sportshigh.com/ The Fast Track to Hawaii High School Sports - Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA)
  15. http://www.idhsaa.org/ IHSAA - Home
  16. Web site: Illinois High School Association . Ihsa.org . 2018-03-13.
  17. http://www.ihsaa.org/ Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc
  18. http://www.iahsaa.org/ Iowa High School Athletic Association
  19. http://www.kshsaa.org/ KSHSAA
  20. Web site: Kentucky High School Athletic Association | KHSAA – Student-athletes of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow . Khsaa.org . 2018-03-13.
  21. Web site: Louisiana High School Athletic Association . Lhsaa.org . 2017-12-13 . 2018-03-13.
  22. http://www.mpa.cc/ Maine Principals Association, Interscholastic and Professional Support
  23. Web site: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association - MPSSAA. www.mpssaa.org.
  24. http://www.miaa.net/ MIAA.net
  25. Web site: Michigan High School Athletic Association . Mhsaa.com . 2018-03-13.
  26. Web site: Welcome to the Minnesota State High School League! . Mshsl.org . 2018-03-13.
  27. Web site: Home | Mississippi High School Activities Association . Misshsaa.com . 2018-03-13.
  28. Web site: Missouri State High School Activities Association . MSHSAA . 2018-03-13.
  29. Web site: Montana High School Association . Mhsa.org . 2018-03-13.
  30. Web site: Nebraska School Activities Association.
  31. Web site: Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association . NIAA . 2018-03-13.
  32. Web site: New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association | NH Sports . NHIAA . 2018-03-13.
  33. Web site: Welcome to The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . Njsiaa.org . 2018-01-01 . 2018-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170525203826/http://www.njsiaa.org/ . 2017-05-25 . dead .
  34. Web site: NMAA - New Mexico Activities Association - News, Results, Records. NMAA.
  35. Web site: New York State Public High School Athletic Association . Nysphsaa.org . 2018-03-13.
  36. Web site: North Carolina High School Athletic Association . NCHSAA . 2018-03-13.
  37. Web site: Welcome to NDHSAA . NDHSAA.com . 2018-03-13.
  38. Web site: Ohio High School Athletic Association . Ohsaa.org . 2018-03-13.
  39. Web site: OSSAA Home . Ossaa.com . 2018-03-13.
  40. Web site: Home . OSAA . 2018-03-13.
  41. Web site: Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association . PIAA . 2018-01-24 . 2018-03-13.
  42. Web site: Welcome! . RIIL.org . 1970-01-01 . 2018-03-13.
  43. Web site: SCHSL . SCHSL . 2018-03-13.
  44. Web site: Home . SDHSAA . 2018-03-07 . 2018-03-13.
  45. Web site: TSSAA Home Page . Tssaa.org . 2018-03-13.
  46. http://www.uil.utexas.edu/
  47. Web site: UHSAA Utah High School Activities Association. www.uhsaa.org.
  48. Web site: Vermont Principals Association / Overview . Vpaonline.org . 2018-03-13.
  49. Web site: Home - Virginia High School League. www.vhsl.org.
  50. Web site: Washington Interscholastic Activities Association . WIAA . 2018-03-13.
  51. Web site: Welcome to the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission's Home Page . Wvssac.org . 2018-03-13.
  52. Web site: Home | Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association . Wiaawi.org . 2018-03-07 . 2018-03-13.
  53. Web site: Wyoming High School Activities Association . Whsaa.org . 2018-03-13.
  54. http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=3418 NFHS | National Federation of State High School Associations - Affiliate Associations
  55. Web site: 2021-22 NFHS participation survey .
  56. NFHS Handbook, 2017-18, p. 29.
  57. Web site: Dr. Karissa Niehoff of Connecticut Selected NFHS Executive Director . April 24, 2018 . NFHS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602004104/https://www.nfhs.org/articles/dr-karissa-niehoff-of-connecticut-selected-nfhs-executive-director/ . Jun 2, 2023 .

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